Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Israel

Israel: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.7%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
89th
of 212 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2006
All-time low
1.3%
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Israel, 2000–2024

2468102000201220242000: 5.9 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.3 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 2.1 %2005: 3.3 %2006: 9.1 %2007: 4.8 %2008: 4.6 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 3.2 %2012: 3.4 %2013: 4 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 3.7 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 4.7 %2018: 5.7 %2019: 4.3 %2020: 5.1 %2021: 3.9 %2022: 4.4 %2023: 3.2 %2024: 2.7 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Israel recorded 2.7% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Israel peaked at 9.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.

Israel ranks 89th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Israel, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 5.9%
2001 1.3% -77.7%
2002 1.3% -3.8%
2003 2.5% +100.2%
2004 2.1% -16.8%
2005 3.3% +55.2%
2006 9.1% +177.4%
2007 4.8% -47.4%
2008 4.6% -2.5%
2009 2.2% -53.5%
2010 2.9% +35.0%
2011 3.2% +10.8%
2012 3.4% +6.0%
2013 4.0% +16.0%
2014 1.9% -51.6%
2015 3.7% +94.5%
2016 3.7% -0.3%
2017 4.7% +26.6%
2018 5.7% +21.3%
2019 4.3% -24.2%
2020 5.1% +17.8%
2021 3.9% -24.2%
2022 4.4% +12.6%
2023 3.2% -27.5%
2024 2.7% -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 1.3% 9.1% 10
2010s 3.8% 1.9% 5.7% 10
2020s 3.8% 2.7% 5.1% 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 86 Australia 3.0% compare
  2. 87 Finland 2.9% compare
  3. 88 Canada 2.8% compare
  4. 90 Australia and New Zealand 2.7% compare
  5. 91 Thailand 2.7% compare
  6. 92 Ethiopia 2.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Israel?
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Israel was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2006.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
How does Israel rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Israel ranks 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
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